'''Tolkien Reading Day''' is an event to encourage the use of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s works in education and library groups. The day has been celebrated since 2003 on March 25 in honour of the fall of [[Sauron]].

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'''Tolkien Reading Day''' is an event held on the [[25 March|25<sup>th</sup> of March]] every year to celebrate and promote the writings of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].<ref name="TS1">{{webcite|author=[[The Tolkien Society]]|articleurl=http://www.tolkiensociety.org/ed/tolkienreadingday.html|articlename=Tolkien Reading Day|website=[http://www.tolkiensociety.org The Tolkien Society website]|accessed=24-March-2012}}</ref>

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==History==

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The idea for a Tolkien Reading Day came from an enquiry in [[2002]] from a journalist who asked 'is there any day devoted informally to readings from the trilogy, in the way that “bloomsday” is devoted to Joyce?' [[The Tolkien Society]] committee liked the idea and eventually agreed to hold the event on [[25 March]] every year. This date was chosen based on a number of considerations, but the main reason is that 25 March was the day that [[The One Ring|the One Ring]] was destroyed and [[Sauron]] defeated. The first Tolkien Reading Day was held in [[2003]].<ref name="TS1"/>

Latest revision as of 21:58, 29 December 2012

The idea for a Tolkien Reading Day came from an enquiry in 2002 from a journalist who asked 'is there any day devoted informally to readings from the trilogy, in the way that “bloomsday” is devoted to Joyce?' The Tolkien Society committee liked the idea and eventually agreed to hold the event on 25 March every year. This date was chosen based on a number of considerations, but the main reason is that 25 March was the day that the One Ring was destroyed and Sauron defeated. The first Tolkien Reading Day was held in 2003.[1]